St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-24
SUING A DUKE.
The Earl of Marlborough Wanted
in New York--True Inwardness
of His Present Visit to the West.

The Earl of Marlborough Wanted
in New YOrk--True Inwardness
of His Present Visit to the West.
Special to the Globe.
New YORK, Oct. 3-Probably no
one has recently been given more
nOtOriety of certain kind than
the Duke of Marlborough, who at
last accounts was at Chicago heading
for st. Paul. According to the TO low-
ing dispatch from New York it will be
manifest at a glance why his grace
found the East too uncomfortable for
temporary abiding place:
His grace, the Duke of Marlborough.
has got law suit on his hands, and
Howe d Hummel have been instructed
to push it to the utmost limits. Mr..
Davidson DalZiel. the editor and pub
Usher of the weekly society paper called
Truth, is of the opinion that it will take
just $4,000 of the dukes easily earned
cash to repair the damage done to his
borough is said to have written
day or two since. The an
nouncement that the duke was to be
sued by DalZiel has created fiutter in
society, and much establishment at the
action was expressed, as Truth has
posed as the special organ of the duke
since his arrival in the country. The
cause of the action is due to the dukes
fOndneSS for letter writing. According
to the plaintiff, about Sept. Is, the
newspapers published communication
from the duke, who was then at New
port, ill which his lordship pitched into
American newspapers and denounced
fI,ni fIc-
their articles on the attention which
Mrs. Paran Stevens and other society
leaders had lavished on him. The duke
afterwards repudiated the article which
he is alleged to have written and Mr..
DalZiel opened the columns of Truth to
him to reply if he saw fit. Mr.. Dalziel
claims that Marlborough wrote him the
following letter, which was published
i'll Truth of Sept. l.
THE FIRST CARD.
To the Editor of Truth:
While thanking you for your kindness in
placing the columns or Truth at nv disposal
/ have really nothing | wish to say beyond a
general expression of gratitude at the ex-
cessively kind and hoSpitable manner IN
which have been received by my friends in
America. The liberties which have been
taken with my name by certain newspapers |
had fully made up my mind to treat with
silent contempt but cannot permit the eX-
tensive publication of the so-called 'Mem-
orandum which appeared in most of the
American papers over my signature, to pass
uncontradicted. 1t is an impudent forgery
and my name has been used without the
slightest authority. l shall be glad if you
will print this contradiction Tor me, as | have
no desire to appear before the people as the
writer of letter of which l know nothing,
and the sentiments of which do not share.
Yours truly, MARLBOROUGH.
Newport, Sept. II.
Mr.. Dalziel supposed that he had done
his grace favor, and he was conse-
quentiy astonished on Wednesday last
to observe the following card in the
Herald, written, it is presumed, by the
duke:
THE DENIAL.
To the Editor of the Herald:
Excuse me for troubling you, but that vile
rag called the Truth has the audacity to pub
lish a letter in its issue of Sept. Is, signed by
my lame, which / never saw nor heard of
till some time after. / do not pay anv atten-
ton to the scurrilous section of the press or
their doings; but forgery is a serious thing,
and think as l happen to be over here
ought, perhaps, ask you to make some re-
marks tor me in prominent sheet like the
Herald to the effect that the criticisms, how
ever blackguard, are one thing but that cal
jimmy and forging ones individual name is
another. l do not wish to take legal steps
against these people, as it would only be Civ
Ing the pupllclty they wish for. Yours truly,
MARLBOROUGH.
Brevoort House, Oct 16
Mr.. Dalziel at once enlisted the SER
vices of Howe d Hummel, who procured
summons for the duke, which will be
served to-day if his grace can be found.
MIR. DalZiel was seen at the Gilsey
House.
Yes, l have instructed my lawyers TO bring
suit against Marlborough he said. Il was
astounded by the statements made in his note
to the Herald, and shall spare no expense
to yindicate my character. The duke seems
to have no conscience where letters are con-
cerned. / have not the slightest doubt that
he wrote the letter published in Truth, and |
defy him to come before the jury and deny
it. / believe he wrote the Herald letter also,
but he may turn around tomorrow and deny
its authorship. His word cannot be relied on
under any circumstances;